Cable clamp



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CABLE CLAMP Filed March 12, 1934 2 sheets sheet 1 i (7: 018070 Hnuzntnr I W i Sittumrgs.

A. J. OLSON Sept. 11, 1934.

CABLE CLAMP I Filed March 12. 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Etturnrgs.

Patented sept. 11, 1934 CABLE CLAMP Anton J. Olson, Pomona, Calif. Application March 12, 1934, Serial No. 715,240 7 Claims. (Cl. 24 -136) v invention aims .to provide a simple but able longitudinally of the body 1. The jaws 10 eifective means for gripping" a cable or cables, are supplied with slots .11 which receive the body the mechanism being. capab1e of a widevariety 1 closely. as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and below of uses, certain'of-which will, be explained, by the slots 11, the jaws are supplied with enlarged way of example, hereinafter. V recesses 12. The base of each jaw 10, within the 60 I t is within the province or the disclosure to recess 12 is disposed at an acute angle to the improve generally and to enhance the utility of edges 7 01 the feet 6 01' the body 1, and the base devices of that type to which the invention apof each Jaw isroughened, as shown at 14. -In pertains. V a I their upper portions, the jaws have overhang- 10 With the'above and other objects in view, which ing flanges which cooperate slidably with the will'appear as the description proceeds] the ln-.- edges '7 of thefeet 6 of the body 1, the jaws, thus, vention resides in' the combinationand arrange-- being mounted on the body 1 for longitudinal ment of partsandin the details of construction sliding movement, toward and away from hereinafter described and claimed, it being un each other. On their outer ends, the Jaws 10 1s de'rs'tood that changes in the precise embodiment have depending hammer lugs 16. On their of the invention herein disclosed, may be made 'innerendsxthe jaws 10 have depending lugs 17, within the scope of what isclaimed, without deinto. which screws 18 are oppositely threaded.

parting from the spirit of the invention. he Sc ws '18 are uppl d at the ne n ,In the'acco'rnpanying drawingsi with polygonal heads 19, adapted toreceive a 21) Fig. ,1 showsin side elevation, a device conwrench or other tool (not shown). One of the 78 structed in accordance with the invention; heads 19, on its inner'surface, is supplied'with .Fig. 2. is a section on theline 2 -2 of Fig .1; a tongue 20, adapted to be received in a seat 21 in Fig. 3. is a sectiononthe line 3-3.of.Fig. 1; the o he head. v Fig. 4 is a section on theline H of Fi 3; Assuming that a. pair of cable ends 22 are to be 25 Fig 5 is a section on'the i 5 5 of Fig, 3; held, the cable ends 22 are inserted into grooves Fig. 6 is an elevation showing the invention ap- 8 f the feet 5, Within the recesses 12 0f the jaws plied for the support of a high tension electric The l 10 are driven toward each other, cable; '7 v p A by hammer blows on the lugs 16, the heads 19 of Fig. 7 is a side elevation showing a simplified h Screws 18 being Spaced epertv this driv" 30 form of the invention, parts being m n away; ing operation, the bases 14 of the jaws are spaced Fig. Sis an elevation showing the device .as it Verheehy from the Seats 8 in the feet of the may be used in connection with well mechanisms; P 11 $0 the ends of the Cables 22 may he Fig- 9 is an elevation wherein the structure of mserted readhy between the Parts 14 d Fig. 8 is viewedat right angles to the showing Owmgthe feet that the upper edges 7 of the 5 M Fig I p feet 6 slant toward each other, longitudinally or Fig. 10 is an elevation showing the device aph body i will be Obvmus that the cable ends plied to a conveyor mechanism. a W be gnppedfirmly the grooves y In carrying out the invention, as shown in Figs.- tact with the roughened surfaces 14 of the jaws 1, I 3,4 and 5, there is provided a body 1, which v10.when the jaws are moved away from each other. may e equippedrintermediate its ends with an fIhe screws 18 are rotated untilzthe "tongue 20 upstanding fork 2 carrying a transverse pivot ele- 1S engaged the seat a wrench (not shown) ment 3, on which is mounted a supporting memmay be apphed to the heads and the Jaws 10 her 4. There isa recess 5 in the lower edge of the may be mfwed 1ng1Pudma11Y of the y, to body 1, located about midway between the ends ucmtse the Jaws to the cable ends as'ughtly of the body. The ends.of-.the bodyl carry lateri '1 ally enlarged depending feet 6, the-upperedges In parts herembefore.descnbed i of which are. marked by the numeral 7. These been deslgnafed by numerals prevwesly e W edges 7 slant inwardly toward the median 1ongi the suflix a In. this form of the invention, the tudinal plane of the body 1, and also slant toward 51181361181011 member msllamrs or 18 each other, longitudinally of the bo In t connected to the insulators, the cross arm being 10 lower edges of the feet 6 there are smooth lonmarked by the numeral The device as shown gitudinal grooves 8. The feet 6 are rounded as in 6 is adapted to Carry a high ge 00nshown at 9, at the ends of the grooves 8, to avoid ductor 25. I fraying the cables whichv are to be held. In Fig. 7 a simplified form of the invention U-shaped Jaws 10 are provided and are slidis shown. In this figure-the body is designated 119 the towers 46. The sling from the body by a mechanism corresponding by the numeral 26 and has an eye 27 at one end. The opposite end of the body 26 is flattened as shown at 28and has an opening 29. The slidable jaw is shown at 30. The jaw 30 is connected to the body 26, as indicated at 31, by the construction shown at 15-7 in Figs. 2 and 3. At its ends, the jaw 30 has upstanding hammer lugs 32.

The operation of the device shown in Fig. 7 will be understood readily from what has been stated hereinbetore in connection with the form shown in Fig. 1. It will be obvious that when relative movement in the proper direction is brought about between the body 28 and the jaw 30, the cable 33 will be gripped the more tightly, by the cooperation ,between the jaw 0 and'the body 26. I Y In Figs. 8 and9, a structure is shown wherein the device is adapted for use in connection with a walking beam (not shown) of a well mechanism. In this form of the invention, the floor of the rig is shown at 34 and the tubing is indicated at 35. The table appears at 36 and is attached by the device forming the subject matter of this application to the mechanism 37 that is carried by the temper screw 45, the said mechanism sometimes including ears 38 to which are pivoted links 39, the links 39 being pivotally connected at 40 with the jaw 41, the jaw 41 having hammer lugs 32 at its ends, and the slidable body being shown at 43, the body 43 corresponding to the body 26 of Fig; 7 and having the eye 44. The connection between the body 43 and the jaw 41 is o! the kind shown in Figs. 2 and 3 and, obviously, grips the cable 36 tightly.

Figure 10 shows an application of the invention wherein the device is used in connection with a carrier movable across a gulch, river or the like. One of the towers is shown at 46. The towers 46 have sheaves 47 about which the carryingcable 48 is looped. The lower run of the cable 48 is gripped between the jaws 49 and the body 50, which are constructed as set iorth hereinbeiore, and as shown in Figs. 1 to 5 oi the drawings. The hammer lugs appear at 51. The screws 52 correspond to the screws 18 of Fig. 1. The hauling lines 54 are connected to eyes 55 on the ends oi the body 50. and are passed over sheaves 56 on 53 is suspended at 57 to that shown at 2--4 in Fig. 1, but inverted.

There are many other applications of the invention, but it is not possible or desirable to show all of them. It will be understood that changes falling within the skill of a mechanic may be made wherever necessary, no drawing being re quired to show that hooks or the like may be substituted for eyes, wherever convenient. The general construction of the device is such that it will grip a line securely, grip being increased with the tensionto which the device is subjected. Y Having thus describedthe invention, what is claimed is:

1. In a device of the class described, a body having an enlarged foot, the upper lateral edges of which slant longitudinally of the body, and a jaw. slidable longitudinally of the body on said edges of the foot, the jaw having a recess receiving the foot, the jaw having a reduced slot receiving the body, the inner surfaces or the foot and of the jaw having coacting means for gripping an object upon relative longitudinal movement between the jaw and the body.

2. In a device of the class described, a. body having an enlarged foot, .the upper edges of which slant transversely toward the median plane 0! the body, the said edges slanting longitudinally oi the body, and a jaw having flanges-which engage with the upper edges of the loot and correspond to the transverse slant of said edges of the Ioot,,the jaw being slidable longitudinally of the body on said edges of the foot, the jaw having a recess receiving the foot, and the jaw having a reduced slot receiving the body, the inner surfaces or the foot and of the jaw having cooperating means for gripping'an object, upon relative longitudinal movement between the jaw and the body.

3. A device of the class described, constructed as set forth in claim 1, and wherein the lower surface of the foot is provided with a groove for receiving the object to be gripped, the foot being rounded at the ends or the groove to prevent traying, and the bottom of the clamp being roughened to enhance the hold thereof on the object to be gripped.

. 4. A device of the class described; constructed as set forth in claim 1, and wherein the jaw is provided with a transversely extended, outstanding hammer lug, located adjacent to the end of the jaw.

5. A device of the class described, comprising a body and jaws slidable on the ends of the body, the body and the jaws having cooperating inclined elements which move the jaws transversely of the body and cause them to grip an object, when the jaws are moved longitudinally of the body, in the jaws, and detachably interengageable elements on the inner ends of the screws.

6.-A device of the class described comprising a body, jaws slidable. longitudinally of the body, the jaws and the body having relatively inclined parts which move the jaws transversely of the body upon movement of the jaws longitudinally of the body, and screws threaded in opposite directions into the jaws, the inner end of one screw being provided with a tongue, and the inner end of the other screw being provided with a seat, adapted to receive the tongue, the tongue and the seat constituting interengaging elements for connecting the screws for rotation as one piece.

7. A device of the class described comprising a body, jaws slidable longitudinally of the body, the jaws and the body having relatively inclined parts which move the jaws transversely of the body upon movement of the jaws longitudinally of the body, screws threaded in opposite directions into the jaws, heads on the inner ends of the screws, the heads of the screws being shaped so that they may be engaged simultaneously by a wrench or similar tool, and the heads of the screws having elements forming a releasable connection between the screws, when the heads are brought together.

- ANTON J. OLSON.

screws threaded in opposite directions. 

